BUDGET 2027 | PM's 'wa'ad nasional' ensures no one is left behind.
Oct 9, 2026
The district engineering offices of the Department of Public Works and Highways that received the highest allocations in the proposed 2027 national budget include those of Ilocos Norte Rep. Sandro Marcos, Nueva Ecija Rep. Mikaela Suansing, and Speaker Faustino "Bojie" Dy III of Isabela, a House deputy minority leader said on Friday.
Developer K&K Property has announced plans to offer a six-year structural warranty to homeowners at its luxury One Stanley development, as the company seeks to move on from a growing furore over alleged construction defects at the complex. “As the developer of the One Stanley development project, we attach great importance to the recent public attention surrounding one of the detached houses in the project,” the company said in a statement released late on Friday. One Stanley, a collection of...
A planned protest against a sweeping voter roll revision prompted police to order a virtual shutdown of New Delhi, the capital. The country’s highest court intervened.
BEIJING, China — Homegrown hero Zheng Qinwen pulled out some of her best tennis to beat Ukraine's Elina Svitolina 6-3, 7-6 (8/6) at the China Open on Friday and storm into a semi-final against Belgium's Elise Mertens. Zheng, a wildcard entry in Beijing, finally notched her first straight-sets win of this year's tournament having needed more than 10 hours on court to get to the quarter-finals. The world number 54 sent the crowd roaring as she punched winners down the line, though the seventh-ranked Svitolina came back fighting to force a second set tie-break. Zheng double-faulted on the first point but crawled her way out from a 0-2 deficit and fell onto her back victorious after winning her second match point. "Truthfully, because I really wanted to grab this win, I was really nervous," the 24-year-old told the crowd. "I played really aggressive in important moments," she said, adding that her opponent "raised her level" in a tight second set. Svitolina made just 13 unforced errors over the one-hour-and-47-minute match, but was outgunned by 48 winners from the 2024 Olympic champion. - Mertens upsets Swiatek - Mertens, the world number 19, beat Poland's Iga Swiatek 7-6 (7/0), 6-3, overcoming some nerves to dump out the 2023 title winner. "I tried to be consistent. She's a great player, so I had to really push myself," said Mertens, who had lost both of her two previous matches against eighth-seeded Swiatek. "It was really nerve-wracking at the end but I kept myself calm... I just can't believe it." The 30-year-old was the evening's better technician, making just 11 unforced errors to Swiatek's 34 across the one-hour-and-50-minute affair. Mertens had surged into her singles quarter-final after beating third-seeded Coco Gauff, also in straight sets.
The House prosecution panel on Friday confirmed that financial forensic analyst Atty. Alexander Cabrera is the last witness that they will present in the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte.
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De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde extended its winning streak to four games after defeating Arellano University, 94-82, in the NCAA Season 102 men"s basketball tournament on Friday.
MANILA, Philippines — A Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) official on Friday raised to the impeachment court her concern about the exposure of the names of their revenue officers in public after the defense team displayed confidential Letters of Authority (LOAs) on screen. Prosecution witness Anne Loraine Garcia-Marquez, chief-of-staff of the BIR Commissioner, brought up
MANILA, Philippines — Riyadh services operated by flag carrier Philippine Airlines (PAL) will remain suspended until Oct. 11 amid ongoing fighting in the Middle East that has damaged King Khalid International Airport and other Saudi gateways. Earlier, PAL suspended the route, both the Riyadh-bound flight and a return service to Manila, only on Oct. 8. READ:
Manases Carpio-owned Cale88 listed only two employees in its general info sheet despite reporting P150 million in sales in 2024
China’s cooperation with the Pacific islands is not part of a geopolitical competition, top diplomat Wang Yi told a delegation of politicians from the region on Friday. The comments come as Beijing and Washington vie for influence in the South Pacific. “China’s engagement with Pacific island countries is a form of South-South cooperation based on mutual assistance and support,” Wang said, according to a statement from the Communist Party’s International Department. “This cooperation does not...
